Hot desert
Lenwood, California
San Bernardino County, California · Population 3.7k · 2,290 ft elevation
Living in Lenwood
Lenwood has a hot desert climate: scorching summers (July highs around 102°F) and mild winters (January lows around 35°F).
Precipitation is very dry at about 5″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are exceptionally sunny (88% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 77, with about 110 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Lenwood is an outdoor hub: about 68% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 2,200 ft around town.
Lenwood at a glance
- Population
- 3.7k
- Elevation
- 2,290 ft
- Average daily high
- 79°F87th percentile
- Average daily low
- 52°F76th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 5″0th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,938 hrs100th percentile
- Median AQI
- 7799th percentile
- Median home value
- $140k16th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,117/mo44th percentile
- Median household income
- $71k45th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.85%41th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 88%32th percentile
- Walkability index
- 14.896th percentile
- Average commute
- 36 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 12%3th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 29%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 10093th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9695th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 57%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 68%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,198 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 59°F | 35°F | 0.8″ | — | 251 hrs |
| Feb | 63°F | 39°F | 1.0″ | — | 247 hrs |
| Mar | 70°F | 44°F | 0.6″ | — | 314 hrs |
| Apr | 77°F | 49°F | 0.3″ | — | 348 hrs |
| May | 86°F | 57°F | 0.1″ | — | 399 hrs |
| Jun | 96°F | 65°F | 0.0″ | — | 415 hrs |
| Jul | 102°F | 72°F | 0.3″ | — | 403 hrs |
| Aug | 101°F | 70°F | 0.2″ | — | 390 hrs |
| Sep | 93°F | 63°F | 0.3″ | — | 349 hrs |
| Oct | 81°F | 52°F | 0.3″ | — | 315 hrs |
| Nov | 67°F | 41°F | 0.4″ | — | 267 hrs |
| Dec | 57°F | 35°F | 0.8″ | 0.3″ | 239 hrs |
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology